Tuesday, April 28, 2009

I am relatively pleased with My Brute's performance but I wish he would pick up the hammer every fight (and hang onto it).

I was less pleased with my performance in Skillz.

I may have limited experience playing Stud8 and am left with constant feeling that I am so close to having a good Omaha 8/b hand, but there is no fucking reason for me to think I can run over pushmokey and get him to fold in any game. His pair of 6s were ahead on 3rd and 6s up were ahead on 4th. I thought I had folded enough door Aces to achieve split As credibility. Lucko believed (or bricked), thinking push would fold is a major leak.

This was my dilemma:I am absolutely convinced Joanne has AK or AQ, muhctim I am sure is JJ+ or AK (later play convinces me I gave too much credit) which means I am calling less than 1970 to win 8k as probably 4.5:1 dog but calling another 1635 as 55% fav

turns out I am 65% for side pot and 19% for main. Mathematically expected value of call is !4100 chips so in cash I have to call. If I win I have chip stack that is Astin sized but from chip utility standpoint fold probably better.

Friday, April 24, 2009

At the Mookie this week 83 runners sat down and played down to 8. Since there was no October 8 promotion preparing everyone for this scenario the BCS decided Pauly was the winner.

Pauly was kind enough to provide me the data I was curious about:When a tournament is cancelled after it reaches the money, according to tournament rule 31.3:* All remaining players will have their tournament fee of $1.00 refunded and be awarded with the next guaranteed payout of the tournament, $33.20.* The remaining prize pool will be divided and distributed according to chip count - (Remaining Prize Pool)*(Your Chip Count)/(Total Chips in Play) = Your Share of Remaining Prize Pool.In your case, this means $551.95*104891/249000=$232.40Tournament Fee Refunded: $1.00+ Next Guaranteed Payout: $33.20+ Your Share of Remaining Prize Pool: $232.40Total Amount Credited to Your Account: $266.60I looked at Tilt's tourney payout page and saw that for 83 runners 1st should get 32%.

.32*83*$10 = $265.60

So WTF is it right that Pauly gets more than 1st Place Money?????????

As someone who has rightfully earned a reputation as a roach, and had strangers call me a roach, I think it is unfortunate to be denied a chance to win a tournament on felt (real or virtual) while you still have chips. But don't think there is a better way to award TOC seat.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

My exercise program took a hit last week when I wore a pair of socks that were a little big and managed to get massive blisters on both heels. I tried to drain, bandage and wear 2 pairs of socks but result on Wednesday was a blister within a blister on left heel. Since Wednesday I have only worn shoes the 4 hours I was at a job interview.

Yesterday I got ITM in the $4k KO PLO only to exit with top set against bottom set on flop due to runner runner straight. Hold and I am top 4 stack instead net $1.22. Since I have been running bad at poker I opted to apply what I have learned about Mafia Wars to start a new id and use an optimised strategy

The Don above was created during skillz last week. I bragged to waffles that I had certainly found an exploit.

Monday, April 06, 2009

Finally hit a flop with AK, but get rivered when Rakefeeder's QQ rivers a Queen. (We were all in pre-flop and Rake has to go to Iraq so I think I am still running better).

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Wife has been asking for a bodybugg to monitor her workouts. Apartment gym is nice and convenient but it is lacking when I want to work out the legs or use a bench press.

I traveled 200 yards past Bay 100 to go to 24 Hour Fitness. It is nicer gym than the converted ancient warehouse I used to visit in Petaluma but sadly this one is a "Super Sport" so they want more money. May happen but there are a couple of other locations nearby that should let me use my cheap old membership. But they did have Bodybugg on sale so I bought a couple since I am a techno-geek.

Wife was not home when I returned so I proceeded to load the bugg software on computer and set it up, she managed to return just as I was popping it back in the band to put on my arm.

Conversation that ensued:

Wife: "What is that?"Bayne: "My Bodybugg"Wife: "you knew I wanted one and got one for yourself" lots of rantingBayne: Tries to interupt futilelyWife: two more minutes of rantBayne: Tries to interupt futilelyWife: another minute of rant then thankfully she needs to catch breathBayne: "Yours is on couch in bag"

Hopefully later we will both be strapped up and be able to tell who puts more effort into nooky.

I have to admit at this point I am shocked that Pirate Donktard raises suited 3 gappers under the gun. I mean wtf you can't ever flop not straight?

Uncalled bet of 370 returned to bayne_s*** TURN ***[Ts 6s 4d] [6h]

Fawk, what a fawking joke the RNG has provided one of 4 cards rewarding two donkey plays in the same hand!

*** RIVER ***[Ts 6s 4d 6h] [Jc]bayne_s shows a full house, Fours full of SixesPirateLawyer shows a full house, Sixes full of TensPirateLawyer wins the pot (10,690) with a full house, Sixes full of Tens*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 10,690 Rake 0Board: [Ts 6s 4d 6h Jc]

Later jec fell victim to similar donktardedness when 95s called a re-raise pre and was rewarded with 99 flop to crack AA.

Thanks for staking LJ, I warned you that I have been taking the worst beats from donktards playing like complete idiots and being rewarded.

Saturday, April 04, 2009

4 weeks ago when I finished 3rd in Turbo Fiddy I cashed out 1/3 of prize.

This is an automated message sent from Full Tilt Poker.Your Player ID: bayne_sDate and Time: 2009-03-07 17:11:54Transfer Number: 02F96DCEPayment Method: CheckAmount: $750.00Status: APPROVEDYour withdrawal has been approved.Funds transferred by ewallet should be available in your accountimmediately. Bank transfer withdrawals may take up to 10 - 15business days to be credited to your bank account.Delivery times for withdrawals by check vary depending on deliverymethod and destination. Checks sent to the Continental US shouldarrive within 15 business days via regular mail. Internationaldelivery times will vary.Thank you for playing at Full Tilt Poker

I still haven't gotten the check. I emailed cashier @ and support@ and as usual with FullTiltPoker "support" have gotten no response. If I was dependent on timely check delivery to pay expenses I would just be screwed.

Nothing else close to poker related to follow:

Went to Open House at Santa Clara High School Thursday night. My baby starts high school in fall. Daughter has a choice of bus stops in morning the close one at 6:30 or the far one at 7:15. The two stops are 2 miles apart and daughter is already trying to set expectation that I will give her ride to later (and more distant bus stop).

In afternoon she has no choice and gets to walk the mile and 3/4s home crossing 10 lanes of Montague Expressway with one of the quickest walk lane/width ratios in world.

High School does have it's own swimming pool and a tradition of good swimming, water polo and synchronized swimming teams.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

1) Make enough money at a start-up to provide a cushion for lulls in employment.2) Have wife get a job to provide benefits.3) Transition to working as a contract engineer (or temporary employee).

Four years ago I went through another company shutdown, had a mortgage but got 8 weeks severance and took the 1st job I was offered. I had played basketball and fantasy football with new boss, 50 of my co-workers were also going to Tellabs, my commute was only going to increase by a mile, it really was a no-brainer to take job because there were really only 3 companies hiring in Petaluma at time.

Working at Tellabs was very frustrating and I did not last a year. I liked all my bosses on a personal level. Tellabs had only recently acquired AFC so there were a lot of integration pains. At this point less than 10 of the 50 remain so it was not just me that could not cope.

The Sam Adams commercial says it all: "Enjoy what you are doing and you'll never work another day in your life".

Shockingly during my 1st month of unemployment my online poker play decreased. I remembered an old post (maybe 2 blog's ago) where Chad talked about playing poker all day had gotten him fat and out of shape. Would hate for that to happen to me.

It is a sad statement of American fitness that I am not obese enough to compete on The Biggest Loser but have decided to follow their lead and focus on getting fit during this period of unemployment. Right now given a choice I would rather lose 50 pounds by June than find a job.

Yesterday rather than going to apartment gym I went to 24 Hour fitness where there are leg press machines and squat racks. Yesterday legs were too hot for long pants and there is still a nice burn today. But it feels good.

Now I will head out for my walk and spend time contemplating what kind of job I really want next. Lot of parameters to work through with regards to company size/age, full-time or contractor, or even design vs. applications engineering.